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Editor’s Letter LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

Summer is here at last, delighting us with its balmy days, long evenings and masses of colourful flowers. It’s the perfect time to revel in everything our glorious Dales landscape has to offer.

Best of all, life is at last beginning to return to normal. We can start enjoying some of the simple pleasures we’ve been denied for so long – meeting up with friends, dining out and taking day-trips.

There may be question marks hanging over travelling abroad, but to be honest North Yorkshire has so much to savour that it’s no hardship staying local. People from all around the country pay good money to holiday here for a week or two, so let’s make the most of what’s on our doorsteps!

FOOD, FLOWERS AND FASCINATING WILDLIFE

To help you enjoy the long, lazy days we’ve got plenty of recipes for light, fresh food that’s perfect for alfresco lunches or summer suppers. And if you’re looking for top quality locally produced ingredients our Food Notes feature will point you in the right direction.

The cottage garden look is back in fashion, and big, bold border plants – colourful stunners like gladioli, delphiniums and hollyhocks – are a must. On p.18 Adam Appleyard shares his tips for getting the best out of these gorgeous garden giants.

If you take a saunter beside a Dales watercourse, pond or lake at this time of year you’ll probably glimpse one or more of our jewel-like native dragonflies or damselflies.

These beautiful insects have a surprising history and a strange and highly specialised life-cycle, as our feature on p.44 explains. If you don’t already have a garden pond, why not build one to attract dragonflies to your garden?

We’ll be back in autumn with more inspiration for Dales-lovers – meanwhile, get out and make the very most of summer!

Sue Gillman Editor

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Contents 9 LIFE STYLE

Summer 2021

Inspiring ideas for your home and garden.

18 STANDING TALL

Boost your summer borders with spires of dazzling colour, says Adam Appleyard.

27 GAME OF THORNS

50 THE DISCERNING DINER

Claudia Blake enjoys outdoor dining at The Orchard, Grantley Hall, Ripon.

57 FOOD NOTES

Food news, events and fabulous local produce.

Tom White explains how he created a colourful new rose border at RHS Harlow Carr.

62 MIDSUMMER MAGIC

Garden news, products and advice for the summer months ahead.

70 SHORE THING

33 GARDEN NOTES

38 A DAY IN THE LIFE

We meet Adam Crane, traditional blacksmith, based in West Tanfield.

44 DANCING ON AIR

Dragonflies and damselflies are some of our most beautiful insects, says Brian Pike.

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Scandinavians do summer food so well. These dishes are simple to make and beautiful to look at.

Emily Scott shares some of her favourite recipes from her kitchen in Cornwall.

78 PURE AND SIMPLE Fresh vibrant herbs elevate cooking to a new level. Make the best of them with these dishes by Marco Diacono.

44 33 62 87 DRINK NOTES

EDITOR Sue Gillman DEPUTY EDITOR Brian Pike PRODUCTION Claudia Blake ADVERTISING Sue Gillman ART EDITOR Stefan Suchomski PROOF READER Alison Farrell PROPRIETOR Sue Gillman CONTRIBUTORS Adam Appleyard, Claudia Blake, Marco Diacono, Alison Farrell, Ernie Janes, Brian Pike, RHS Harrogate, Emily Scott.

Wensleydale spiced rum, award winning cider and iconic Black Sheep beer.

88 COLLECTED WORKS

Brian Pike reports on 19th century Yorkshire ceramics.

94 PICTURE THIS

A collection of colourful paintings

by Northern artists.

98 DALES DIARY

A guide to local events compiled

by Alison Farrell.

112 DALES LIFE LOVES

A collection of gorgeous goodies for the summer.

126 TO DINE FOR

Great places to eat and stay in the Dales.

COVER IMAGE Ernie Janes (rspb-images.com)

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1. Pomarium fabric by Clarke and Clarke, from a range at Bear Cottage Interiors, Hawes 01969 666077 2. Gold elephant table lamp with emerald green shade, Mainsgill Farm Shop, Richmond 01325 718860

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Escape the ordinary at Russell Home Interiors

Nestled in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales lies Russell Home Interiors and Gifts.

We focus on stylish and affordable furniture for your home and unique gifts for friends and family.

We are passionate about local handmade products and work with many designers to offer you a wide variety of ideas for your home.

We offer a variety of services including bespoke kitchen splashbacks, interior design and furniture made to order.

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Standing Tall Boost your summer borders with spires of dazzling colour, says Adam Appleyard

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As a genus, gladioli – also known as sword lilies – originated in South Africa, so it’s no surprise that they’re happiest in full sun in well-drained soil.

Contrary to what some gardeners seem to think, ‘well-drained’ doesn’t mean ‘bone dry’, so water them generously during the growing season.

In common with other fast-growing plants, gladioli also need plenty of nutrition if they are to prosper, so dig plenty of organic material into the soil before planting them and feed every fortnight from late spring onwards using liquid seaweed extract or tomato feed.

Most gladioli aren’t hardy enough to survive a Yorkshire winter – certainly not one as bitter as winter 2020–21 – so dig up your gladiolus corms before the first frosts. Dry them off and overwinter in a cool greenhouse or garage. To make the process simpler, grow them in pots and sink these into your borders to create an easy-toremove summertime display.

ush, cottage-garden-style plantings are back in fashion. And nothing says retro rural charm like the bold, bright blooms of gladioli, delphiniums and hollyhocks.

Planted at the back of a border their lofty flower heads bring shape and structure to the garden in high summer. They attract butterflies and big, buzzy bumblebees by day, and are visited by some of our largest, most spectacular moths by night.

All three plants are available in a wide range of different colourways, so whether you’re designing your garden with a limited colour palette in mind or aiming for a ‘more the merrier’ look, you’re sure to find something to suit.

GORGEOUS GLADIOLI Delphiniums and hollyhocks can be true garden giants, with some varieties standing more than two metres high. Gladioli are slightly more modest in scale, seldom exceeding a metre in height, but their relatively diminutive stature makes it all the easier for those of us with smaller gardens to find a space for them.

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Gladioli make splendid cut flowers. Harvest them early in the morning as soon as the first couple of buds have opened. Re-cut the stems at a sharp angle whilst submerging them in water for maximum vase life.

DIVINE DELPHINIUMS

PREVIOUS PAGES: LEFT Delphinium elatum ‘Magic Fountain Blue’, Campanula persicifolia and Campanula portenschlagiana in old tin bath.

RIGHT Gladiolus ‘Flevo Cool’.

OPPOSITE PAGE: LEFT Gladiolus fragrant ‘Lucky Star’.

RIGHT Gladiolus 'Velvet Eyes' with 'Flevo Laguna'.

THIS PAGE: TOP Delphinium elatum 'Conspicuous' at Wollerton Old Hall.

BELOW Delphinium 'Sungleam'. Molucella laevis 'Bells of Ireland'

Delphiniums are renowned for their vibrant blue shades, as immortalised in AA Milne’s comic children’s poem that begins: “There once was a Dormouse who lived in a bed / Of delphiniums (blue) and geraniums (red)”.

AA Milne notwithstanding, delphiniums are available in plenty of colours other than blue, including white, yellow, pink, red and purple – although arguably nothing quite matches the visual impact of the stunning sapphire blue and sky blue varieties.

Whatever their colour, delphiniums are some of the most imposing herbaceous perennials you can grow, dying back completely in autumn but shooting up from ground level in spring to reach towering heights in just a few short months.

Like gladioli, delphiniums like fertile soil, full sun and a regular feed. Unlike gladioli, though, they are fully hardy; mine survived lows of around minus 15ºC last winter perfectly happily.

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However, there are two potential problems you should be aware of, the first being ravenous slugs and snails, who find the young shoots irresistible and are quite capable of razing your plants to the ground overnight. Pesky molluscs weren’t a problem this spring because extra-chilly nights kept them in hibernation long enough for plants like delphiniums to get established, but in milder springs you will need to take precautions.

The other vital maintenance job is staking. Unless you plant dwarf varieties, these tall, top-heavy plants are just begging to be toppled by summer gales. So support your delphiniums with a tripod of stout canes from an early stage, and preferably grow them up against a wall or hedge for extra protection.

MUST-HAVE HOLLYHOCKS Less chunky than delphiniums but potentially taller still, hollyhocks have been a cottage garden staple since they were introduced to Europe from the Far East in the Middle Ages.

Most widely grown is Alcea rosea, the common hollyhock, available in shades that range from snowy white through creamy yellows and apricots to peachy pinks and maroons so dark they verge on black (Alcea rosea ‘Nigra’).

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Confusingly, different authorities variously describe Alcea rosea as an annual, a biennial or a short-lived perennial. The truth of the matter seems to be that the common hollyhock can adopt any of these life-cycles depending on the conditions in which it is grown. The good news is that, once established, hollyhocks will readily self-seed close to the parent plants. Just don’t expect the seedlings to be identical to their parents, or necessarily flower in their first year.

As with gladioli and delphiniums, full sun, moist but well-drained soil and prompt and thorough staking are part of the prescription for success.

The one major difference is that hollyhocks are accustomed to relatively poor soil, hence most likely won’t need to be fed unless they’ve been planted in particularly impoverished ground.

During wet summers, hollyhocks can sometimes be affected by rust, a fungal disease that dots the leaves with yellow or orange spots. Remove and destroy affected leaves immediately, and destroy badly affected plants entirely. Even if your hollyhocks are healthy, lop them down to ground level once they have set seed and dispose of all leaf debris. Alternatively sidestep the problem altogether by growing rust-resistant species such as Alcea ficifolia, Alcea rugosa or Alcea pallida, which are less widely available but can be bought as seed from specialist seed merchants.

THIS PAGE: LEFT Hollyhocks at Wollerton Old Hall.

RIGHT Alcea rosea 'Halo Apricot' – hollyhock.

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Tom White explains how he created a colourful new rose border at RHS Harlow Carr

During lockdown I was asked to redevelop a small area of the garden between Bettys Café and the Learning Centre. I came up with a proposal to make a rose border and mix in a few key plants to give some year-round interest whilst keeping the roses as the highlight and main event.

We don’t have many roses at Harlow Carr, despite them being one of the nation’s favourite blooms.

The idea behind making the rose border was to tap into our visitors’ love of roses and to link in with and complement adjacent planting. We already had a few roses on the nearby Learning Centre beds, and using cornus, with its vibrant stems in the winter and lush foliage in the summer, would echo the nearby Winter Walk.

Initially, I made an existing bed much wider and lifted some of the turf to accommodate the new roses.

All the roses were delivered bare root last November.

November to March is the ideal time to plant bare rooted plants in their dormancy over winter.

I did some intensive soil preparation for the new planting, incorporating manure as roses are hungry feeders. Since they were planted we have also mulched with manure, composted pine bark and leaf mould to suppress weeds and retain moisture.

I’m keeping some existing grasses – molinias and miscanthus – in the mix as they’re so attractive when they catch the sunlight and the breeze. The cornus were lifted from other parts of the garden, and planted to meander through the bed, providing a backdrop of winter colour with their dazzling red and orange stems. I chose some roses with hips for added winter interest, including ‘Complicata’, ‘Morning Mist’ and the wonderfully named ‘Tottering by Gently’.

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As the new bed matures we plan to install seating for visitors to take a moment to appreciate the scents from the roses as well as the views of the garden.

If you have a chance to visit Harlow Carr over the summer, do make sure you seek out the rose border and check on its progress!

ROSA ‘MORNING MIST’ A striking variety with large single flowers in vibrant coral pink. One of the largest English roses, forming a big bushy shrub.

TEN ROSES USED IN THE NEW PLANTING

ROSA ‘PENELOPE’ A large shrub rose with a fruity musk fragrance, bearing large trusses of blush-white flowers with prominent stamens.

ROSA ‘HARLOW CARR’ Naturally a favourite of mine, this medium shrub has gorgeous mid-pink blooms with a strong old rose fragrance.

ROSA ‘DESDEMONA’ Starts with peachy pink buds opening to beautiful chalice-shaped blooms with a pinkish hue.

Wonderful heady fragrance.

ROSA ‘DARCEY BUSSELL’ A reliable repeat flowerer, this medium shrub rose has deep, rich crimson-pink blooms, and the petals take on a tinge of mauve just before they drop.

ROSA ‘GABRIEL OAK’ This medium shrub rose bears large, many-petalled rosette blooms in a striking shade of deep pink.

ROSA ‘PORT SUNLIGHT’ A vigorous large shrub rose with apricot blooms and a lovely tea fragrance. The young stems are a beautiful bronzy-red.

ROSA ‘KEW GARDENS’ This lovely variety has an abundance of small white blooms. These single flowers are very attractive to pollinators.

ROSA ‘LADY’S BLUSH’ A reliable free-flowering medium shrub with semi-double cups of a pure mid-pink and with fine clusters of golden yellow stamens.

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ROSA ‘GERTRUDE JEKYLL’ An early flowering variety with perfect scrolled buds opening to large rosette-shaped flowers of bright glowing pink.

Book your visit to RHS Garden Harlow Carr online rhs. org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr PREVIOUS PAGE: TOP LEFT Port Sunlight.

TOP CENTRE Kew Gardens.

TOP RIGHT Darcey Bussell.

BOTTOM Penelope.

THIS PAGE: LEFT Gabriel Oak. RIGHT Harlow Carr.

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GARDEN NOTES WATER WAYS

If you’re growing water lilies in your garden pond, they should be flowering soon. Each flower will only last a few days, and once blooms start to fade it’s a good idea to snip them off and remove them, along with any yellowing or unhealthy looking leaves. This will help keep your pond water clean and healthy.

Meanwhile your submerged oxygenating plants – hornwort, water milfoil, starwort and so on – will be taking advantage of the sunshine and growing quickly. Thin them out to stop them bullying other plants, but remember to leave trimmings at the side of the pond overnight so that tiny aquatic creatures sheltering amongst them can slip back below the surface and resume their underwater lives.

Rock Stars If you’ve got a rockery or crevice garden, you’ll know that the majority of alpines flower in spring and then spend summer putting on new growth ready for next year.

If you want to propagate them to increase your stock, now’s the time to do it.

Sometimes you’ll be able to divide clumps, but often it’s impossible to detach a rooted section.

In that case, break off a few non-flowering shoots as low down as possible and carefully remove the lower leaves. Pot the cuttings into a 50:50 mix of multipurpose compost and horticultural grit or sand. Set aside in a warm, bright spot out of direct sunshine. Water sparingly, and in a few weeks you should see new growth.

Seasonal Sensation Verbena bonariensis Looking for a tall, easy-to-grow perennial to brighten up your garden from now through until the first frosts?

Verbena bonariensis could be just the ticket.

Despite growing almost two metres high, its open, branching structure makes it a ‘see through’ plant that can be positioned anywhere in a border without hiding the plants behind it. It’s also one of the RHS’s ‘Plants for Pollinators’, and its generous clusters of violet flowers will attract bees and butterflies all summer long. Look out for Verbena bonariensis at Ravensworth Nurseries near Richmond (ravensworthnurseries. com). Plant it in full sun, let the dead stems stand over winter, then lop them down next spring when you see new shoots emerging.

Topical Tip: Keep your sweet peas blooming profusely by deadheading them regularly – daily if possible.

Water generously in dry weather.

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GARDEN NOTES CHOP, CHOP! Gooseberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants, loganberries, tayberries and summer-fruiting raspberries are amongst summer’s tastiest culinary treats. But if you want more – and bigger – fruit next year it’s worth doing a little light pruning work just as soon as they’ve finished cropping. Gooseberries and currants are treated in the same way: shorten the current season’s side branches back to five leaves and cut back main branches by one third.

Ideally you’ll need to pop back in winter for a spot more pruning, but that’s another story.

With loganberries, tayberries and summerfruiting raspberries simply cut all the stems that fruited down to ground level to give space to the new stems that will bear fruit next year. Job done!

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Seasoned gardeners always think ahead, so although we’re currently enjoying a bounteous display of summer flowers, it’s worth pausing to consider what the garden will look like in a few months time. One quick and easy way to guarantee vibrant splashes of colour once the nights start drawing in is to plant autumn flowering bulbs – and summer is the time to do it. Colchicums (autumn crocuses) and Sternbergia lutea (autumn daffodil) are tried-and-tested favourites, guaranteed to brighten the dullest day. Plant colchicums in moist, rich soil in sun or dappled shade, at the front of borders or amongst grasses.

Sternbergia, by contrast, does best in full sun in welldrained, averagely fertile soil. Plant both in generous drifts for maximum impact.

Stunning Shrub Himalayan Honeysuckle

Bee Inspired Many of us spent more time in the garden during last year’s lockdown, and British homeware designer Sophie Allport was no exception. The result of her months communing with nature is a brand new collection of gardening tools and accessories. These include a trowel and fork set, ash-wood-handled secateurs, a gardening apron, kneelers, ankle-length wellies and outdoor candle holders, all adorned with her popular bee motif. There’s also a set of rustic cement plant pots embellished with bees, butterflies and dragonflies.

You can explore the new Sophie Allport gardening and outdoor accessories collection at the recently extended Mainsgill Farm Shop (mainsgillfarm.co.uk) just west of Scotch Corner.

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Leycesteria formosa, often called Himalayan honeysuckle, is a handsome shrub that stands around two metres high. From July through to September it produces eye-catching tassel-like flower heads that combine pure white petals with deep maroon bracts. These are followed by dark purple berries, much loved by blackbirds and thrushes. Himalayan honeysuckle is a forest plant and consequently is happier in sheltered part-shade than in sunny, exposed sites. Feed monthly during the growing season. Once it’s established, you can cut it back to ground level in winter to prevent it getting leggy – it will quickly grow back to its former height the following year. You can find Leycesteria formosa at Braithwaites in Leeming Bar (braithwaitesnursery.co.uk).

ADAM CRANE BLACKSMITH Traditional blacksmith in the heart of North Yorkshire From gates and railings to stairs, furniture and sculpture – we can create beautiful bespoke metalwork to enhance your home or business.

Are you planning a period restoration project? Or are you in search of stunning contemporary steelwork? Either way, we can help. We’ll combine traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge techniques and innovative design to bring your ideas to life.

Take a look at our website for examples of our work, or call us today to discuss your requirements.

Unit 2 The Sawmills, West Tanfield, Ripon, HG4 5JU 07788 116660 adam.crane@btconnect.com www.adamcrane.co.uk

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The finest bespoke timber buildings are Castles At Castle Timber Buildings we make an incredible range of buildings including sheds, stable blocks, garages, garden rooms and summerhouses.

All our designs are fully bespoke and made in the highest quality timber by our talented craftsmen here in Yorkshire.

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Free range woodland reared pork Our rare breed pigs are reared in Yorkshire woodlands and are free to roam and forage, living as nature intended, as part of the woodland management process. The result is pork that is naturally delicious.

A return to pork that tastes as it should.

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When it’s all about food

Primo Grills are well known by BBQ enthusiasts for their exceptional quality and performance.

Virtually any food or recipe can be cooked on a Primo Grill.

Mouthwatering juicy burgers, wood-fired pizza, smoke beef to perfection, or even roast a turkey!

Bake, grill, roast, barbecue, pan fry, stir fry; the list is endless.

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Adam Crane is a blacksmith who specialises in architectural metalwork. Equally skilled in traditional and modern techniques, Adam undertakes both period restoration projects and bespoke contemporary commissions. He works with his brother Matthew in the village of West Tanfield, just north of Ripon.

How did you become a blacksmith?

When I was ten I saw a blacksmith demonstrating at a working museum and instantly knew that was the job I wanted to do.

When I was in my teens I started working with a local smith at weekends and experimenting in my back garden – it became an obsession!

I left school at 16 and worked with as many different blacksmiths in the Ripon area as I could, getting experience and building my skills. By the age of 18 I was lucky enough to have my own workshop.

What is it about the job that appeals to you?

I love working with metal and fire, and I love the fact that it’s a traditional skill with such a long history. Some of the tools I use are over a century old and still going strong – it’s fascinating to think of all the people who must have used them before me.

I also enjoy solving the technical challenges.

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repairing some intricate railings from the early 1900s for example – you can see just how much work and skill has gone into them. You then have to work out exactly how they were made, and how to make them look as good as new.

It’s very satisfying to save something that might otherwise have been scrapped.

How does your day start?

If I’m doing forge work then I’ll start by lighting the forge. I burn coke, so it’s pretty much like lighting an open fire, but with an air blower to provide extra oxygen to make the forge burn hotter. It takes ten or fifteen minutes to get up to temperature, which will be around 1,500 degrees if I’m doing fire welding.

I’ve always used a traditional coke-fired forge rather than a gas forge; it takes a bit more effort to manage but you get more control over it. I might eventually have to go over to gas as it’s a struggle to get hold of coke these days. But I recently bought five tons so that will keep me going for a while – I use just over a ton a year.

“I love working with metal and fire, and I love the fact that it’s a traditional skill with such a long history.”

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And what do you do next?

If I’m making a scroll, for example, I’ll use chalk to draw the outline of the section I want to create on the top of my steel work bench. I can then measure the curve and work out how long a bar I need to cut on my horizontal band saw or guillotine.

I’ll probably be working three bars at one time, with one in the middle of the forge and two at the sides to keep them close to working temperature. I judge the temperature by the colour of the metal. When a bar is ready I take it to the anvil and start tapering it down by hammering it with my 3lb hammer. Once it’s tapered it’s a question of knocking it down over the edge of the anvil to start the scroll going.

All that hammering sounds like hard work. How long can you keep going before you’re tired out?

All day if needs be! Yes, it can be tiring – especially if the weather is hot – but you get used to it.

When you first start, before you develop the right technique, everything hurts: shoulders, arms, hands. But if your hammer is the right size and shape, and you swing it in the right way, the tool will do a lot of the work for you.

The anvil has a certain springiness to it as well, and once you get into the right rhythm the spring of the anvil helps send the hammer back up again.

You specialise in architectural metalwork – so presumably you don’t shoe horses?

No, that’s something I’ve never done. The days when the village blacksmith did everything from making gates and tools to shoeing horses are long gone. Modern farriery involves a completely separate set of skills and a very different training process.

What is ‘wrought iron’ and do you use it in your work?

A lot of people tend to call steelwork ‘wrought iron’, but steel and wrought iron are two very different substances. Pretty much any piece of architectural metalwork made from scratch today is made of mild steel. I only use wrought iron on period restorations.

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Wrought iron is a traditional material. It’s comparatively soft and it has a fairly high silica content and a granular, fibrous structure. Steel is a harder modern alloy; bend it in a vice and it may deform or snap, but you won’t see that distinctive fibrous structure you get with wrought iron.

As far as I know there’s only one supplier of genuine wrought iron in Europe nowadays, a company in Tholthorpe near York. The material they supply is recycled from old anchor chains and structural beams from demolished Victorian buildings. You buy it by the inch and it’s much more expensive than steel, so you have to be very exact when measuring up for a job!

What’s your favourite aspect of the job?

I’m passionate about all of it, but working with wrought iron is a real joy! Unfortunately, due to the fact that it’s only used on historic restoration projects, wrought iron only accounts for about 10% of my work. But I’m hoping to expand that side of the business.

And how do you relax?

My golden retriever Ned comes to the workshop with me, and we both like to go for a walk along the riverbank at lunchtime.

For more information about Adam Crane visit adamcrane.co.uk or call 07788 116660.

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Dancing On Air Dragonflies and damselflies are some of our most beautiful and intriguing insects, says Brian Pike

Banded demoiselles Calopteryx splendens.

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ong before there were humans to see them, butterflies flitted between flowers and bees gathered pollen. But bees and butterflies are latecomers on the evolutionary scene compared to dragonflies, whose ancestors were patrolling the primeval swamps 325 million years ago – a full 100 million years before the age of the dinosaurs.

Today their descendants can be seen around our ponds, lakes and streams at the height of summer, resplendent in their brilliant metallic colours.

With wingspans of up to 12cm dragonflies are amongst Britain’s largest insects. Mind you, they’re mere pygmies compared to some of the dragonflies of the ancient past, huge beasts with wingspans of up to 75cm – that’s the same as the average present-day kestrel.

WINGING IT Dragonflies are closely related to damselflies – so closely related that the term ‘dragonflies’ is often used for both.

Dragonflies are generally larger, chunkier and more robust than damselflies, but a sure-fire way to tell the difference between the two is to observe them at rest. Damselflies fold their wings back parallel to their bodies, whereas dragonflies rest with their wings held out to either side, like miniature aeroplanes.

There are around 30 species of dragonfly and 20 species of damselfly in the UK, although several are extremely rare and others are confined to the south – or far north – of the British Isles. In their adult forms both types of insect are fierce, superefficient predators that feed on smaller insects such as mosquitoes and gnats.

Damselflies hunt amongst grasses and waterside vegetation, grabbing unwitting insects from stems and leaves. Dragonflies hunt in the open, snatching their prey on the wing. Different dragonflies have different hunting strategies. ‘Hawkers’ patrol their territory, flying to-and-fro in woodland glades; ‘darters’ have a favourite perch from which they dash out when they spot the chance of a meal, and ‘chasers’ do a mixture of both patrolling and lying in wait to ambush insect passers-by.

Thanks to their more active lifestyle, dragonflies are much stronger fliers than damselflies. Some dragonflies, such as the hawkers, have a top speed in excess of 30mph and can chase down pretty much any other native insect – apart, of course, from other dragonflies.

And it’s not just their speed that makes dragonflies such fearsome killing machines: their aptitude for aerial acrobatics is truly astonishing. They can hover with pinpoint accuracy, then hurtle off in any direction – including backwards – in the blink of an eye.

Quite how they manage this is a question that has aeronautical engineers scratching their heads, but slow motion photography reveals that their two pairs of translucent wings can be controlled independently.

And not only do dragonflies swap between a variety of different wing-stroke patterns, they can even twist and flex the shape of the wings themselves.

EYE OPENER As well as possessing extraordinary flying abilities, dragonflies also have razor-sharp eyesight. Their huge, bulging compound eyes give them 360-degree vision.

What’s more they can process around 200 images per second – more than three times as many as us dullwitted humans!

Dragonflies lay their eggs in water. After about a week the eggs hatch into aquatic ‘nymphs’ – six-legged, beetle-like creatures equipped with a fearsome set of jaws. In some cases the nymphs spend several years underwater, gradually growing larger. They are just as efficient predators as the adults, grabbing and feeding on other water dwellers such as mosquito larvae, tadpoles and even small fish.

When it is ready to metamorphose into an adult, a nymph will climb up out of the water on a plant stem. Its skin splits and the adult gradually emerges.

Adults may only live a few weeks, so the vast majority of a dragonfly or damselfly’s life is actually spent underwater.

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WHERE TO SEE DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES

Whilst dragonflies are remarkably accomplished predators, they also have plenty of hungry enemies of their own. As adults they make a tasty snack for any number of different bird species, including kingfishers, swallows, wagtails, flycatchers and even sparrows. During the nymph stage they are preyed on by fish, frogs, toads, newts and – once again – kingfishers.

Apart from being eaten by other animals, the major problem facing dragonflies and damselflies is loss of habitat. It’s estimated that in Britain over a million ponds have been filled in or otherwise lost over the last century. Pollution and climate change have taken their toll too. After more than 300 million years of evolution, these extraordinary creatures are facing their biggest challenge yet – and it’s up to us to help them through it.

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Dragonflies and damselflies prefer clear, unpolluted water surrounded by plenty of natural vegetation, so woodland streams and ponds are some of their favourite haunts. That said, pretty much any unspoiled waterside spot offers the chance of a sighting.

Particularly good places to see them here in the Dales include Foxglove Covert Local Nature Reserve in Catterick (foxglovecovert.org.uk) and Nosterfield Nature Reserve (luct.org.uk/nosterfield) near West Tanfield.

Alternatively, instead of setting out in search of dragonflies, why not encourage them to come to you by building a wildlife pond? Any pond with a surface area of more than two or three square metres is a potential breeding site for dragonflies, especially if you stock it with a good selection of British native water plants – and of course you’ll be benefiting all sorts of other wild creatures into the bargain. You can download a very informative leaflet called Build a Dragonfly Pond from the British Dragonfly Society website, britishdragonflies.org.uk.

PREVIOUS PAGES LEFT Golden-ringed dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii, adult. RIGHT Common darter dragonfly Sympetrum striolatum, immature female covered in dew.

THIS PAGE TOP LEFT Brown hawker Aeshna grandis, male on everlasting pea. LOWER LEFT Female black darter dragonfly Sympetrum danae.

RIGHT Common blue damselfly enallagma cyathigerum hiding behind a comfrey leaf.

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rantley Hall, on the tranquil banks of the River Skell a stone or two’s throw from Fountains Abbey, opened its doors to its first paying guests in 2019, following a four-yearlong, multi-million-pound renovation project. It was the culmination of a bold plan to transform a secluded Palladian country house into a worldclass destination hotel for the Yorkshire Dales.

From the outset this deluxe hotel and spa was bristling with places to eat and drink, including Shaun Rankin’s nostalgic fine dining restaurant, the oak-panelled Norton Bar, the genteel Fletchers Restaurant and the funky pan-Asian Bar & Restaurant EightyEight. And as of this year Grantley has yet another eatery: The Orchard.

Set under a sailcloth marquee and kitted out with conservatory armchairs and marble-topped tables, The Orchard has a relaxed, summery vibe. Inside it’s themed as an orange-cum-olive grove. Outside are expansive views across Grantley’s close-cropped lawns and generously planted borders.

CRACKING CHICKEN In line with the generally laid-back ambience, The Orchard’s menu has evidently decided to forgo formal starters in favour of a small selection of nibbly-sharey kinds of things. From these we chose chargrilled flatbreads with hummus and lemon oil, and rosemary salted fries. The flatbreads were pleasantly thin and crisp; the hummus was smooth and tasty with a good, hearty undertone of tahini. The fries were delightfully light and crisp, although it would have been nice to have had a stronger hit of rosemary.

And so to mains, starting with spiced crispy chicken on a salady mix of fig, cucumber and mango. And mighty pleasant it was too. The chicken was succulent, with a lovely savoury crust that was decently spicy without being too fiery.

Tempered by the zingy fruit, it added up to a perfect plateful for a sunshiny summer lunch or a mellow autumn evening.

Our other main was flaked hot-smoked salmon in an Asian salad with peanut dressing, papaya and coriander. This particular dish was one of four main course options available in either large or small sizes. We went large, but in retrospect the smaller bowlful would most likely have sufficed – for a salad it was actually pretty hefty!

The smoked salmon was meltingly luscious and there was absolutely masses of it, so definitely no complaints on that front. The Asian salad, though, wasn’t as adventurous as we had hoped.

The peanut dressing was either extremely subtle or Chef had forgotten to slap it on, and the papaya was the ripe, sweet kind, not the crunchy shredded green papaya of traditional Thai salads.

Worthy enough, but arguably a hint of mirin, soy, chilli or mountain pepper would have taken it to the next level and ticked the ‘Asian’ box a little more decisively.

BRILLIANT BRÛLÉE The dessert section of The Orchard’s menu majors on a selection of tempting ice creams and sorbets, but just to be perverse we chose the other two options: the crème brûlée and the chocolate tart. Regular readers will know that I’m something of a crème brûlée nerd, and this one was up there with the best I’ve eaten. Presented in a shallow dish, packed with dinky dots of vanilla, and with a dainty sugar topping seemingly mere microns thick, this is the kind of dessert I would happily scoff all day long.

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The chocolate tart was gorgeously presented and came with a scoop of milk ice cream, a chocolate dentelle and a wafer-thin chocolate disk. I would guess that the tart itself was intended to be somewhat softer and silkier but that it had lingered a minute or two too long in the oven and become a little dry. Luckily the ice cream was on hand to restore the balance.

The Orchard is as much a watering hole as a dining venue, with a drinks menu that includes a selection of seasonal cocktails and mocktails. The fact that we needed to drive home dictated that we stick with the latter, so we tried out two of them: a ‘chilli and watermelon cooler’ and a ‘summer nojito’.

The combination of chilli and watermelon was great hot-and-cold fun, but the ‘nojito’, with its vibrant green colours and zippy combination of lime and mint struck us as the perfect choice for a long, cool, non-alcoholic summertime swig.

If you have a yen for some proper booze you’ll be relieved to know that The Orchard has a wideranging wine list and currently offers three different varieties of punch to sip on as you watch the carefree local squirrels cavorting on the sweeping manicured lawns.

For more information about The Orchard at Grantley Hall visit grantleyhall.co.uk or call 01765 620070.

WHAT TO EXPECT Weatherproof, well-nigh-alfresco dining and drinking, with a menu that dances on the line between healthy and indulgent.

SERVICE Friendly and efficient staff, kitted out in matching mask-tie and maskscarf combos.

THE BOTTOM LINE The food we chose – three courses each for two diners – adds up to £82.50, drinks not included.

DOWN THE HATCH Wines by the glass start at £9.30 (175ml) and bottles start at £34.

Classic cocktails are £15 each, mocktails £8.

DON’T MISS… Take a stroll around the extensive grounds to enjoy the bold, modernist plantings and marvel at the charming Japanese garden, one of the first of its kind to be built in Britain.

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Overlooking the brewery town of Masham, e Black Swan provides the perfect setting for that special occasion.

• Food prepared from the finest local produce • Far-reaching views from the beer garden • Private dining room • 14 en-suite rooms • Log fires • eakston’s and Black Sheep Ales

The Black Swan Inn, Fearby, Near Masham HG4 4NF 01765 689477 blackswan-masham.co.uk See website for more details. Booking essential.

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Unique dining experience in a traditional atmosphere Enjoy Roux Scholar Jonathan Harrison’s unique cuisine in the traditional surroundings of the Sandpiper Inn. Modern British food using only the finest local ingredients, beautifully prepared and presented.

Fine wines, real ales and friendly service.

Accommodation available.

Market Place, Leyburn, North Yorkshire DL8 5AT sandpiperinn.co.uk

FOR RESERVATIONS TELEPHONE 01969 622206 HSANDPIPER99@AOL.COM

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Welcome to The White Bear A LUXURY INN, RESTAURANT AND PUB IN THE HEART OF MASHAM

There’s always a warm welcome awaiting you at The White Bear High quality food, cooked to perfection using fresh local, free range produce.

New summer menus • Excellent selection of wines, craft beer and ales.

Lovely beer garden • 14 beautiful bedrooms.

The White Bear Country Inn Wellgarth, Masham,North Yorkshire HG4 4EN • 01765 689319 • sue@whitebearmasham.co.uk

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Farmers & Butchers Artisan Bakers Food Hall Gifts & Clothing Tearoom

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Open daily until 5:00pm

FOOD NOTES PRIME PATISSERIE

Campbells of Leyburn (campbellsofleyburn. co.uk) have always gone the extra mile to search out the finest Yorkshire foodstuffs, and sweet-toothed customers will be delighted to hear that their extensive range of dessert delights now includes luxurious and wholly irresistible patisserie from Undeniably Charlotte.

Undeniably Charlotte is a range of innovative cheesecakes, trifles, sundaes and macarons developed by award-winning Yorkshire chef Charlotte Marrifield. Charlotte worked with some of the country’s finest Michelin-starred chefs before launching her own line of indulgent treats in 2015. They’re lovingly made by a dedicated team of bakers and patisserie chefs at a purpose-built site in Thirsk, using fresh Yorkshire ingredients wherever possible.

WHITE DELIGHT

If you enjoy yogurt, have you tried skyr? Skyr is a wonderfully thick and creamy traditional Icelandic fermented milk product. Not only does it taste great, it’s high in protein and calcium, naturally fat-free and contains no added sugar. In yet another ‘food first’ for Yorkshire, Hesper Farm near Skipton was the first dairy in Britain to start making skyr, using fresh milk from their pedigree herd and original bio-live Icelandic skyr cultures dating back to the year 874. Hesper skyr yogurts are available in four delicious varieties: natural; Yorkshire strawberry; damson, blackberry and blueberry; and coldbrew coffee and vanilla. Look out for them at Booths in Ripon (booths.co.uk).

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Summer wouldn’t be complete without fresh local strawberries, and visiting a pick-your-own farm to collect some for yourself is a great way to spend a sunny afternoon. Spilmans at Church Farm in Sessay, near Thirsk grows an impressive range of different strawberry varieties, each selected for its excellent taste. The fruit at this welcoming family farm is grown uncovered, and ripens naturally in the sunshine. The plants are bedded up the traditional way – with straw – and they’re ready and waiting for you to bag the berries that take your fancy. Spilmans also grow raspberries, gooseberries, redcurrants, blackcurrants and blackberries. For more information visit spilmans.co.uk

There’s nothing quite like freshly baked bread, and you certainly won’t get fresher than the bread from Bedale Bakery.

You can find the Bedale Bakery stall at local markets in the Dales. It’s at Bedale on Tuesdays, Ripon on Thursdays, Leyburn on Fridays and Masham on Saturdays.

The team bake through the night before each market day, so your loaf will probably still be warm to the touch when you buy it!

As well as a huge range of breads, including white and flavoured sourdoughs and seeded spelt, the bakery also offers a variety of different quiches and a selection of irresistible cakes, including carrot cakes, chocolate brownies, curd tarts and croissants – all freshly baked in Bedale and additive-free.

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Swinton Park, near Masham, is renowned for its ‘Estate to Plate’ restaurants, whose menus feature fresh produce from the country house’s magnificent Walled Garden and surrounding 20,000 acre estate.

And what better than to combine a two-course garden lunch with a garden talk over coffee plus a guided tour of the grounds by celebrated gardener Dame Susan Cunliffe-Lister? Each lunch is themed on a different topic, and Susan will give guests an insight into her gardening style, explain her choice of produce and share her tips for cultivation and harvesting. For more details or to book your place, call Swinton’s reservations team on 01765 680900 or visit swintonestate.com

BBQ BRILLIANCE

The warm weather and the prospect of eating outdoors may be turning your thoughts towards buying a barbecue, but it pays to do your research before investing. If only the best will do, a Primo ceramic grill could be what you’re looking for. Primo grills offer outdoor chefs the precise temperature control you would expect from a gas grill, but without sacrificing the fabulous wood-fire flavour that makes barbecued food so special.

With the ability to grill and roast simultaneously – and to smoke meats and bake pizzas – one of these lowmaintenance, selfcleaning grills could totally transform your outdoor entertaining.

Primo ceramic grills are available from A Bigger Splash in Brompton-on-Swale. a-biggersplash.co.uk

GARDEN GOODIES

If you want to stock up with a variety of delicious homemade jams, marmalades and chutneys – along with local honey and fresh apple juice – Ripon Walled Garden has them all.

The garden, once the kitchen garden for the neighbouring Bishop’s Palace, is now operated by Ripon Community Link, a charity that supports adults and young people with learning disabilities. As well as browsing their shop you can buy hot and cold drinks, icecreams, cakes and scones to enjoy in the flower-filled orchard, or take a wander in the peaceful woodland.

You can find out more about Ripon Walled Garden at riponcommunitylink.org

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BBQ BONANZA

With barbecues – as with any other form of cooking – the quality of your ingredients is crucial.

Conscientiously produced, locally reared meat will always beat generic supermarket meat hands down, and cutting corners definitely won’t impress your guests. Mainsgill Farm Shop near Scotch Corner specialises in grass-fed beef, hung on the bone for 28 days. It’s higher in vitamins, lower in fat and, most importantly, way tastier than standard issue meat. Mainsgill’s BBQ Packs – which include beef and pork steaks, beef burgers, sausages and grill sticks – make planning for your alfresco event easy. Order them online at mainsgillfarm.co.uk or drop in and check out the many other culinary delights in Mainsgill’s newly extended food hall.

Campbell’s of Leyburn Your family run Fine Food and Wine Emporium Serving the Dales in every way we can!

Our famous store on Leyburn Market Place has evolved over 150 years and 5 generations of Campbell’s to offer its own distinctive style of supermarket shopping even in these challenging times!

Best Independent Rural Retailer

We offer stress free access to a vast range of different products and mouthwatering surprises such as: • A range of own-label and every day groceries • Innovative products from start-ups and artisans • Succulent local meat from ‘Dales’ farmers

• National and international delicacies on a rst-class delicatessen counter • An extensive choice of artisan and mainstream cheeses from around the world • An unrivalled and even more affordable selection of world-wide wines and spirits

• Beer and spirits from craft breweries and distillers • Local fresh milk from our vending machine ……….and there is so much more in store.

Call in for a unique shopping experience, you may be surprised and even more so today!

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Taplin & Mageean is a distillery based in Leyburn in Wensleydale which produces award winning ultra-premium craft gins.

The taste of our gins is bold like the landscape in which they are created.

You can savour them like a good view, each taste reminding you of this

quintessentially English landscape — God’s own country.

The beauty is the finished product, where botanicals, water, and spirit combine producing layers of flavour like layers of a Dales landscape.

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At The Saddle Room we believe passionately about sourcing our ingredients from really local suppliers and wherever possible within a 10-mile radius of the restaurant.

The Saddle Room also has 5★ rated Accommodtion with Cottages and Bed and Breakfast rooms creating the perfect place to relax and unwind.

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The Black Bull, Middleham is now under new ownership We look forward to welcoming you to The Black Bull, whether its for coffee, lunch or dinner, or just a drink overlooking the lovely marketplace. We offer a mouthwatering selection of pub classics with a wide choice of wines and local cask ales.

Our newly decorated rooms are super comfortable and have recently been re-decorated by local interior designer Hannah Russell.

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Midsummer Magic

Scandinavians do summer food so well.

These recipes are simple to make and beautiful to look at.

SMOKED MACKEREL RILLETTES WITH RYE CRISPS This is a super-easy way to prepare an appetiser or light lunch

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BLACK RICE AND SALMON SALAD Black rice lends itself well to being used cold in salads

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BAKED COD LOIN WITH SAMPHIRE This recipe takes about three minutes to put together

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GOOSEBERRY PAVLOVA The tart berries with sweet meringue make a perfect summer dessert

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SMOKED MACKEREL RILLETTES with rye crisps This is a super-easy way to prepare an appetiser or light lunch.

Rillettes are a coarse, potted meat similar to pâté that are stirred together and spread on toast. They’re usually made with fatty pork (or duck) leftovers, but I love making rillettes with fish. This recipe works well with both smoked mackerel and smoked salmon.

4 SERVES

INGREDIENTS

8–12 thin slices of rye bread or store-bought rye crisps (available in supermarkets) 200ml crème fraîche 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard 3 tablespoons chopped chives squeeze of fresh lime juice 1⁄2 teaspoon horseradish sauce (optional) 300g smoked mackerel freshly ground black pepper (hold the salt until you taste it, some mackerel is very salty) TO SERVE

1⁄4 small fennel bulb 1⁄2 apple freshly squeezed lemon juice fresh pea shoots 4 individual serving glasses

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METHOD If using rye bread, preheat the oven to 140°C/fan 120°C/gas 1.

Slice the rye bread very thinly and place on a baking tray. If the bread is too thick it will be hard to eat as crispy bread, so do make sure it is thinly sliced. Bake in the preheated oven for about 10–20 minutes (depending on your bread) until completely dry. You can make it several days ahead and store in an airtight container.

Mix the crème fraîche with the mustard, chives, lime juice and horseradish (if using). Remove the skin from the mackerel and add the fish to the crème fraîche mixture. Stir just until mixed – I like my rillettes with a few chunky bits, but some people prefer it smoother.

If you like yours smoother, simply mix a while longer. Check for seasoning and add black pepper to taste. Spoon the mixture into the serving glasses. Chill until ready to serve.

When ready to serve, slice the fennel and apple very thinly, ideally using a mandoline. Add a squeeze of lemon juice to stop the apple going brown and mix well. Serve the apple and fennel salad with pea shoots, the glasses of mackerel and the rye toast on the side.

You may need extra toast as the mackerel makes a generous portion.

BLACK RICE AND SALMON SALAD Black rice lends itself well to being used cold in salads. It is known sometimes as ‘forbidden rice’, and sometimes as ‘black venus rice’.

It has a hard husk and a great bite to it – and, of course, a wonderful dark colour.

4 SERVES

INGREDIENTS

200g uncooked black rice 1 cucumber 1 green apple 1 shallot, finely chopped squeeze of lemon juice 1 bunch of fresh dill, chopped 2 tablespoons freshly chopped parsley 1 tablespoon freshly chopped mint (optional) 150g hot-smoked salmon DRESSING

2 tablespoons white wine vinegar 4 tablespoons good quality olive or rapeseed oil 1 tablespoon honey 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon or lime juice (plus extra as needed) salt and freshly ground black pepper

METHOD Rinse the black rice a few times, then bring to the boil in a large pan of water. Cook until al dente following the packet instructions.

(It can take about 30 minutes to cook, it takes a while, a bit like brown rice.) Once cooked, rinse well to remove the excess colour.

Set aside for a moment and leave to cool.

Slice the cucumber lengthways, then scrape out the seeds and chop into ½ cm pieces. Chop the apple into similarly sized small pieces. Add the cucumber, apple and shallot to a serving bowl with a squeeze of lemon juice to keep the apple fresh. Add the cooked and cooled black rice, dill, parsley and mint (if using). Flake in the salmon pieces and mix gently to combine everything together.

Whisk together the dressing ingredients in a small bowl and season to taste. Pour the dressing over the salad and stir. Do adjust the seasoning once you have done this – it may need more lemon juice or even a squeeze of lime (this depends on the saltiness of the fish and the sweetness of the apple you have used).

Serves 4 individual portions or 6–7 as a side dish

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BAKED COD LOIN with samphire This recipe takes about three minutes to put together, plus oven time, and you can cook your side dishes while the fish is in the oven. I like plenty of green stuff to accompany, but others prefer crushed new potatoes with butter and parsley.

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Preheat the oven to 170°C/fan 150°C/Gas 31/2.

INGREDIENTS

In a bowl, stir together the crème fraîche, a squeeze of lemon juice and the mustard.

200ml crème fraîche squeeze of fresh lemon juice, to taste 1 generous teaspoon of wholegrain Dijon mustard 600g skinless cod loin salt and freshly ground black pepper 150g samphire

Place the fish in an ovenproof dish and pour the sauce on top.

Bake in the middle of the preheated oven for about 15 minutes until cooked through. Do check that the fish is white and flaky inside as the cooking time will vary a bit depending on the size of the fish.

Meanwhile, blanch the samphire for 2 minutes in a large saucepan of boiling water, then drain.

Divide the samphire between the serving plates and add a portion of the fish and some sauce on top of each. Season with a little salt and black pepper to serve.

Tip: For different variations on the sauce, you can replace the mustard with a bit of horseradish or add parsley if you want a fresher element.

Recipes are taken from ScandiKitchen Midsommar by Brontë Aurell, with photography by Peter Cassidy. Published by Ryland Peters & Small (RRP £18.99)

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GOOSEBERRY PAVLOVA Inspired by my parents-in-law, who have lots of gooseberries in their garden. The tart berries with sweet meringue make a perfect summer dessert.

4-5 SERVES

MERINGUE LAYER

6 egg whites 350g caster sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar or the vanilla seeds from 1 pod 2 teaspoons cornflour a few drops of vinegar GOOSEBERRY COMPOTE

300g fresh gooseberries, plus extra to garnish 2–3 tablespoons caster sugar (or more if needed) dash of water CREAM TOPPING

½ quantity of pastry cream 300ml double cream baking sheet, lined with non-stick baking parchment PASTRY CREAM

1 egg yolk 1 whole egg 30g cornflour 80g plus 1 tablespoon caster sugar ¼ teaspoon salt 500ml plus 2 tablespoons whole milk seeds from 1 vanilla pod 25g unsalted butter

METHOD For the pastry cream, whisk together the eggs, cornflour, sugar and salt until well combined and set aside. Heat the milk and vanilla seeds until just boiling in a saucepan. Slowly pour one third of the milk into the egg and cornflour mixture, while whisking vigorously to incorporate but not scramble the eggs. Pour the egg mixture back into the saucepan with the rest of the milk. Whisk continuously and bring to the boil again for around 30 seconds until thickened.

Remove from the heat and stir in the butter until melted. Pour into a bowl and leave to cool with a layer of baking parchment on top to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate, ideally for a few hours, before using. (This pastry cream will keep well in the fridge for a few days, if you want to make it in advance.)

Preheat the oven to 120ºC/fan 100ºC/Gas ½. To make the meringue, whip the egg whites in the very clean bowl of a stand mixer or with a hand-held electric whisk until soft peaks form. Start to slowly add the sugar mixed with the vanilla, bit by bit. Continue whisking at high speed for around 4–5 minutes until the meringue is stiff and glossy.

If you can no longer feel the sugar grains it is a good indication.

Fold in the cornflour and vinegar. Pile the meringue onto the prepared baking sheet in a loose rectangle shape. Bake in the warm oven for around 1 hour 30 minutes or until crisp on the outside. Turn off the oven but leave the meringue in there to cool for a good few hours if you can, with the door propped open with a wooden spoon.

Prepare the gooseberries by removing the tops and tails. Place into a saucepan with the sugar and a dash of water. Bring to the boil and cook for 3 minutes until the berries are soft. Mash lightly with a fork and taste – they might need more sugar. Gooseberries are delightful because they are sour, so don’t add too much. Set the compote aside to cool, then refrigerate until needed.

Whip the cream and fold together with the pastry cream.

Place the meringue on a serving plate and pile over the whipped cream mixture. Top with the gooseberry compote and extra fresh gooseberries to garnish.

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Shore Thing

Emily Scott shares some inspirational recipes from her kitchen in Cornwall ENGLISH TIGER PRAWNS, CHILLI, OLIVE OIL AND FLAT-LEAF PARSLEY A wonderfully simple dish

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CORNISH CRAB LINGUINE WITH CHILLI, LEMON AND PARSLEY The textures and flavours of pure happiness

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MONKFISH WITH CORNISH CHORIZO AND SUN BLUSH TOMATOES ON ROSEMARY SKEWERS The combination of monkfish, chorizo and sun blush tomatoes is delicious 72

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PEACH AND ALMOND TART Peaches are the perfect summer fruit

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ENGLISH TIGER PRAWNS with chilli, good olive oil and flat-leaf parsley Seaside living. A wonderfully simple dish – try to source sustainable English prawns. With chilli, olive oil, parsley and citrus notes of lemon, it makes a quick and easy lunch. Eat with abandon, preferably with a view of the sea.

6 SERVES

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100ml (scant 1/2 cup) good-quality olive oil 16 raw English tiger prawns (jumbo shrimp), in their shells 1 teaspoon chilli flakes 1 fresh red chilli, finely chopped juice of 1 lemon, plus extra wedges to serve handful of flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped Cornish sea salt Citrus Mayo (see Tarragon Mayo), to serve TARRAGON MAYO

3 egg yolks juice of 1 lemon 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard 250ml (1 cup) sunflower oil a handful of fresh tarragon Cornish sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

METHOD Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan until it starts to sizzle.

Add the prawns and chilli flakes and cook, shaking the pan from time to time, letting the prawns turn from their raw blue colour to golden pink. Turn the prawns over and add the fresh chilli, lemon and parsley. Season with sea salt.

Serve with citrus mayo and extra lemon.

TARRAGON MAYO Place the egg yolks in a food processor and add the lemon juice, mustard and a good pinch of sea salt. Whizz until just combined.

With the motor still running, slowly pour the oil through the funnel in a fine, slow stream until all the oil is incorporated and it has emulsified.

Remove the tarragon leaves from the stalks and roughly chop.

As you chop, the delicious fragrance will be released. Fold through the mayo, taste and season as needed.

Delicious with hints of liquorice and vanilla, yet tarragon is sometimes a forgotten herb.

Once you have made this mayo, you will always want to eat it with your roast chicken.

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CORNISH CRAB LINGUINE with chilli, lemon and parsley This recipe would perhaps be a last meal request for me – it contains all the ingredients that I simply love. Crab, pasta, lemon, parsley, chilli, Parmesan and olive oil… the textures and flavours of pure happiness.

Crab is available in most good supermarkets or, even better, head to your local fishmonger.

4 SERVES

INGREDIENTS

300g dried linguine pasta 250g fresh white Cornish crab meat, picked over for pieces of shell 2 fresh red chillies, deseeded and finely chopped 1 bunch of flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped zest and juice of 1 lemon (zest is optional) 100g Parmesan, grated 150ml (2/3 cup) olive oil, for drizzling Cornish sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

METHOD Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the pasta and cook according to the packet instructions.

Meanwhile, combine the crab meat in a large bowl with the chilli, parsley, lemon juice and zest, if using. Stir together.

Drain the pasta (reserve some of the cooking water) and add to the crab sauce along with a couple of tablespoons of the pasta cooking water.

Use tongs to thoroughly mix the pasta with the crab so that all the pasta gets a good coating of sauce.

Serve in warmed bowls and sprinkle over a generous amount of Parmesan, a drizzle of olive oil and a grinding of black pepper.

It goes deliciously with a cold glass of sauvignon blanc.

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MONKFISH WITH CORNISH CHORIZO and sun blush tomatoes on rosemary skewers Monkfish, or lotte in French, is known as the poor man’s lobster.

It is a delicious, robust and wonderful ingredient.

Here, the combination of monkfish, chorizo and sun blush tomatoes is delicious. Threading them on to rosemary skewers is pretty and adds a depth of flavour to the fish.

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Preheat a barbecue or grill to high.

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Place the sun blush tomatoes in a large bowl and add the sliced chorizo. Using a skewer, pierce a hole through each piece of monkfish, then toss in the bowl with the tomatoes and chorizo.

1 x 200g jar sun blush tomatoes, drained, reserving the oil 1 medium chorizo, about 225g, cut into 1cm rounds 650g monkfish fillet, cut into chunks 12 long rosemary sprigs, plus extra leaves for sprinkling 100ml (scant 1/2 cup) olive oil Cornish sea salt and freshly ground black pepper TO SERVE

Thread alternately onto rosemary skewers, allowing 3 pieces of each ingredient on each skewer.

Barbecue or grill the monkfish skewers on all sides, keeping them moving, for a total of 6 minutes, or until browned at the edges. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and rosemary leaves.

Lay the grilled monkfish skewers on rocket leaves and serve with hot buttered Cornish new potatoes and a kitchen leaf salad with summer flowers.

handful of rocket leaves hot buttered Cornish new potatoes mixed leaf salad with edible flowers

Recipes taken from Sea & Shore: Recipes and stories from a kitchen in Cornwall by Emily Scott (Hardie Grant, £26), photography: Kim Lightbody

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PEACH AND ALMOND TART Peaches are the perfect summer fruit and a peach and almond tart is a lovely end to any meal – a household favourite, especially with my children. Substitute other fruit for the peaches, such as raspberries, apricots, blackberries or plums, depending on the season.

8 SERVES

6 peaches, washed and sliced 100g (⅓ cup) apricot jam pouring cream or a dollop of crème fraîche, to serve FOR THE PASTRY

250g (2 cups) plain flour, plus extra for dusting 20g (1½ tablespoons) caster sugar 1 egg, plus 1 yolk 125g unsalted butter, diced 11/2 teaspoons cold water FOR THE ALMOND FILLING

200g unsalted butter, softened 200g (scant 1 cup) caster sugar 2 eggs 200g (2 cups) ground almonds zest of 1 lemon

METHOD First make the pastry. Place the flour in a food processor along with the sugar, whole egg and yolk and diced butter. Blitz. Add the cold water and continue to process until the dough comes together into a smooth ball. Wrap in cling film and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes while you make the filling.

For the filling, in a large bowl, beat the softened butter together with the sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then fold in the ground almonds, until you have a soft paste that quite easily drops from a spoon. Stir in the lemon zest.

Generously flour your work surface and roll out the pastry large enough to line a 23cm loose-bottomed fluted tart tin. Line the tart tin with the pastry, pressing firmly into the sides with your thumb. Or as pictured, line ten 8cm individual fluted tart cases. Chill for 30 minutes.

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/gas 5. Remove the tart case from the fridge and prick the pastry all over with a fork. Line with baking parchment and fill with baking beans. Bake blind on the middle shelf of the oven for 10–15 minutes, then remove the beans and parchment and return to the oven for another 10 minutes until the pastry is cooked through. If making individual tartlets, reduce the cooking time to 5–10 minutes and 5 minutes.

Remove the tart case from the oven and pour in the almond filling.

Arrange the peach slices decoratively on top and return to the middle shelf of the oven. Cook for 35–40 minutes more or until the surface is golden brown and the top is firm to the touch. If making individual tartlets, again reduce the cooking time to 15–20 minutes.

In a small pan, heat the apricot jam until runny, then use a pastry brush to brush it all over the surface of the tart. Leave the tart to cool on a wire rack.

Serve (sliced or as individual tartlets), with a jug of pouring cream or a dollop of crème fraîche on the side.

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Pure and Simple

Fresh vibrant herbs elevate cooking to a new level.

Make the best of them with these dishes

by Mark Diacono.

FENNEL GRILLED RED MULLET WITH TOMATO AND FENNEL SALAD You could make this with sea bass, sardines or mackerel if you prefer

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DEEP-FRIED POTATOES IN ROSEMARY BUTTER You're never too full to eat a skipful of these

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STEAK AND CHIMICHURRI Resting is beyond essential

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LEMON LAVENDER MERINGUES If you get it right it makes a delightful transformer

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FENNEL GRILLED RED MULLET WITH TOMATO AND FENNEL SALAD Fennel in vegetable or herb form reaches for the sky as it runs to seed, losing succulence in summer’s heat, and while it retains its characteristic flavour, the texture toughens: this recipe is perfect for it.

You could make this with sea bass, sardines or mackerel if you prefer.

4 SERVES

INGREDIENTS

12 cherry tomatoes, halved 2 fennel bulbs, thinly sliced 1 large shallot, thinly sliced 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil small bunch of flat-leaf parsley, leaves picked juice of 1 lemon 4 red mullet, slashed a couple of times on each side 12 x 20cm stalks of fennel, with flowers if it’s summer sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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METHOD Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan 170°C/gas 5.

Toss the tomatoes, sliced fennel and shallot in a roasting tin with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil and some salt and pepper.

Bake for 15–20 minutes until soft, then stir through the parsley and half the lemon juice.

Use a fish cage if barbecuing, or a tin to grill in the oven. Preheat the grill to medium/high if using.

Rub a little olive oil into and over each fish and season with salt and pepper. Lay the fennel stalks on either side of the fish, pushing a few inside. Grill or barbecue for 4–6 minutes on each side, turning once or twice until the fish is just cooked through.

Serve the fish with the salad, and the driest, coldest white wine or a proper cider.

DEEP-FRIED POTATOES IN ROSEMARY BUTTER There are good ideas and there are Good Ideas, and this is very definitely a Good Idea. You are never too full to eat a skipful of these.

You need a deep-fat fryer or a fairly accurate temperature probe, and do cut the potatoes to the same size to ensure they cook evenly.

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Work the garlic, rosemary and pepper into the butter, then pop into the fridge.

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Once firm, cut into 6 pieces and return to the fridge.

1 garlic clove, crushed to a paste with a little salt 1 tbsp finely chopped fresh rosemary ½ tsp freshly cracked black pepper 60g butter, softened 1kg floury potatoes, cut into 2cm dice (I leave the skin on) oil, for deep-frying flaky sea salt, to serve

Put the potatoes into a pan and rinse until the water runs clear, then fill with clean water. Bring to the boil, spooning away any foam rising to the surface, then lower the heat to a simmer and cook for 3 minutes. Turn off the heat and use a slotted spoon to lift the potatoes into a colander, then on to a large flat baking sheet in a single layer to cool completely, while also drying out.

Fill a deep-fat fryer or a large pan (no more than a third full) with oil and heat to 110°C for the first fry. Place a large flat dish beside the fryer, lined with kitchen paper. Cook the potatoes in batches until pale and tender. Lift from the oil with a slotted spoon, allowing as much oil to drip back into the pan as possible, then lay on the paper in a single layer.

Increase the oil temperature to 180°C and fry the potatoes again until very crisp and golden. Use the slotted spoon to lift them from the oil to the kitchen paper, then into a bowl. Immediately toss through the butter until melted and absorbed, sprinkle generously with salt and serve straight away.

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STEAK AND CHIMICHURRI This is how I want steak – with oregano – and when it comes with chimichurri’s heat, so much the better.

I have only four opinions when it comes to steak: Salt and pepper before cooking; I prefer thick to thin; resting is beyond essential; and how you like it (rather than how someone says it should be done) is best.

4 SERVES

Take the steaks out of the fridge about 2 hours before cooking to come up to room temperature. Pat dry if they need it.

INGREDIENTS

Heat a heavy cast-iron griddle or frying pan over a medium-high heat until very, very hot; better still, a cast-iron grill over a barbecue (grill). Season the steaks generously (double what you might think) with salt and pepper and start cooking by pressing the fat edge (if the steak has one) on to the pan until browned. Turn the steaks on to their side to sear, pressing down gently and turning every minute or so until both sides are deeply browned and they are done to your liking: a 3–4 cm steak should take about 6 minutes for medium-rare.

Allow the steaks to rest somewhere warm for 10 minutes before slicing to serve. Dash with chimichurri, serve extra in a pot, and shower with chive flowers.

2 steaks, about 3–4cm thick coarse or flaky salt and coarsely ground black pepper one batch of chimichurri, with perhaps a little left over handful of chive flowers – garlic chive flowers if you have them FOR THE CHIMICHURRI Makes a medium jarful

4 tbsp red wine vinegar ½ tsp salt 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 small shallot, finely chopped (or use ½ bunch of trimmed spring onions) ½ tsp chilli flakes, or more to taste 1 tsp good-quality dried oregano small bunch of parsley, finely chopped 2 tbsp fresh oregano (optional) 6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

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CHIMICHURRI Mix together the vinegar, salt, garlic and shallot and put to one side for 10 minutes. Stir in the rest of the ingredients and allow the flavours to get to know each other for an hour or so before serving.

Keeps in the fridge for a day or two.

Chimichurri is perfect with all things meat, especially if smoke and wood are involved, but I love it equally with roasted vegetables, with fish and crisp, hot potatoes, such as the deep-fried rosemary potatoes.

There’s nothing wrong with blending the ingredients into a bright green smooth sauce if you prefer. It will be different, and I prefer it as is, but sometimes life requires a short cut.

LEMON LAVENDER MERINGUES Lavender is a cheery little sod, but can all too easily be a bit much in cooking. Don’t let that put you off though; if you get it right, that halfscent-half-flavour makes it a delightful transformer. The amount to add here depends on how you intend to enjoy the meringues: five flower heads is perfect for something simple.

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INGREDIENTS

300g caster sugar 5–8 lavender flower heads (see above), broken up slice of lemon 5 medium egg whites finely grated zest of 1 unwaxed lemon

METHOD Preheat the oven to 130°C/fan 110°C/gas 1.

Whizz 40g of the sugar with the lavender flower heads in a coffee/ spice grinder to create lavender sugar. Stir this thoroughly through the rest of the sugar.

Line a baking sheet with baking parchment and spread the sugar across it. Place it in the oven and warm it for 6–8 minutes. Wipe the side of a large bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer) with the lemon slice to ensure it is entirely grease-free. Add the egg whites and lemon zest to the bowl and whisk on high, adding the warmed sugar gradually. Whisk until the meringue becomes glossy and holds its shape in soft peaks. Spoon the meringue in 10cm dollops on the baking sheet, a few centimetres apart.

Place in the oven for a couple of hours. When they are crisp on the outside and lift off the parchment easily, take them out of the oven.

Let them cool completely and store in an airtight container if not using immediately.

A kitchen mixer makes this easiest, otherwise have someone else tip the sugar in while you whisk. I like these meringues so that they are crisp but softer-centred, part tearing, part breaking in half when you try to split them.

Recipes are taken from Herb by Mark Diacono, published by Quadrille, RRP £26

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DRINK NOTES

HOME RUM TERRIFIC NEWS for local spirit connoisseurs! The innovative Wensleydale Spirit Company, producers of the award-winning Taplin & Mageean craft gin range, has just released an exciting new top-end tipple: double-distilled Wensleydale Spiced Rum. Wensleydale Spiced Rum is distilled rather than compounded, putting it at the top of the premier league when it comes to quality. Its base is fermented molasses rather than sugar cane syrup; molasses takes much longer to ferment but the result is a distinctly superior taste. Once fermented, Wensleydale Spiced Rum is double-distilled in alembic copper stills, where a subtle combination of honey, cocoa, vanilla, mandarin zest, fresh ginger, black pepper and cardamom is added to create a unique and beguiling taste.

ICONIC ALE Next year will mark the 30th anniversary of Black Sheep Brewery’s Best Bitter. Since it was first brewed in 1992 this captivating amber-gold cask ale has established itself as the iconic Yorkshire Bitter – and for good reason. Part of the secret of its success is a careful choice of ingredients.

Black Sheep Best Bitter is brewed with a blend of three whole-flower English hops: Challenger, Goldings and Fuggle. The mix creates a beautiful aroma and flavour, with kicks of grassy freshness and a big peppery punch.

Counterbalancing the hops is the Maris Otter malt, renowned for its rich, light sweetness. The result is an excellent session beer that also provides the perfect match for a wide range of traditional Yorkshire foods. For more information about the Black Sheep Brewery and their world-famous ales visit blacksheepbrewery.com

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SPI CED RUM C R A F T E D I N T HE Y O R K S HI R E DA LE S

Wensleydale Spiced Rum is perfect neat, on the rocks, in cocktails or with mixers.

To find out more about this intriguing new artisan spirit visit wensleydalespiritcompany.co.uk

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Fruity and tangy, ciders and perrys make delightful drinks for lazy summer lunchtimes or balmy summer evenings. If you’re a cider or perry fan, you’ll be interested in two tempting brews from Newton Court Cider that are now in stock at Campbells of Leyburn: Gasping Goose cider and Panting Partridge perry.

Newton Court Cider, part of a 157-acre certified organic farm, make award-winning craft ciders using their own fruit or fruit from friends’ orchards, pressing, fermenting and bottling everything themselves.

Gasping Goose is a well-balanced, medium-bodied cider, and Panting Partridge is a golden perry with a juicy pear taste and a delicate wine finish. For more drinks news from Campbells visit campbellsofleyburn. co.uk/wines.php Dales Life | SUMMER 2021 |

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ost collectors think of Staffordshire as the home of English ceramics, but let’s not forget the Yorkshire potteries, says Jody Beighton of Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn.

Ceramics have long been produced in Yorkshire, and the wares made in the region have been remarkably varied, ranging from the traditional pearlwares and creamwares manufactured in Leeds, Castleford and South Yorkshire to the stunning art pottery created at the Burmantofts and Linthorpe factories.

In the current market, says Jody, 18th and 19th century Yorkshire ceramics are arguably undervalued. Is a revival of fortunes on the cards? Quite possibly – in which case now might be a good time to start buying!

Ceramics expert Jody recently catalogued a fine collection of pottery and porcelain dominated by wares from Yorkshire potters.

The highlight of the group was a plate made by the Brameld pottery at Swinton in Rotherham.

It was commissioned in around 1834 by the Dundee & Hull Steam Packet Company, and depicted the steamer Forfarshire.

During tempestuous weather in early September 1838 the Forfarshire was wrecked on rocks near the Farne Islands. Grace Darling and her lighthouse-keeper father bravely rowed out in gale-force winds to save nine of the passengers and crew, a dramatic rescue that sparked sensational stories in the newspapers of the day. Thanks to its connection with this Victorian national heroine, the plate achieved a hefty hammer price of £1,300 when it was auctioned at Tennants this May.

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1: Brameld plate depicting the steamer Forfarshire commissioned by the Dundee & Hull Steam Packet Company c.1834. Sold by Tennants for £1,300.

2: A Hawley pearlware jug with moulded leaves. Sold by Tennants for £350.

3: An early 19th century Leeds pearlware tankard inscribed for Thomas Reynord 1802, and a late-18th century pearlware teapot. Sold by

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The Brameld Pottery – renamed the Rockingham Works in honour of the uncle of the pottery’s landlord and patron, Earl Fitzwilliam – created a wide range of impressive ceramics during the early 1800s. The Brameld brothers were tireless experimenters, and the two elaborate ‘Rhinoceros’ vases they created in the 1820s were said to have been the largest porcelain items fired in one piece in England at the time.

“Although the Brameld brothers were outstanding artists they were terrible businessmen and they had to go cap-in-hand to Earl Fitzwilliam for financial support,” says Jody. “Thanks to the Earl’s connections they won several important orders from the aristocracy, including a commission to produce a dessert service for William IV that was so lavish it took the factory’s craftsmen seven years to complete. Unfortunately the service ended up costing the Bramelds far more to make than the £5,000 they had originally billed, leading to the financial ruin and demise of the factory.”

4: A Brameld treacle-glazed Cadogan teapot circa 1830.

Sold by Tennants for £400.

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…two elaborate ‘Rhinoceros’ vases Brameld created in the 1820s were said to have been the largest porcelain items fired in one piece in England at the time.

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exploring antiques and collectables Other Yorkshire potteries of the period, such as Kilnhurst, Hawley, Leeds and Castleford, set their sights a little lower, producing utilitarian items of various qualities for the growing middle classes.

Often these have a certain wobbly rustic charm, with transfer prints inaccurately aligned and hand decoration that wouldn’t have met the demanding standards of the leading Staffordshire potteries. Especially appealing to the modern eye are the items with personalised inscriptions, such as the pair of Kilnhurst loving cups shown here.

Much of the work of Yorkshire potteries, including the high-flying Rockingham works, is unmarked. Often this was due to pressure from retailers with whom the factories had struck deals.

Department stores in York, Leeds and other major cities were reluctant to carry marked wares on the grounds that customers who liked what they saw in the shop might commission their dinner services direct from the makers if they could easily identify where they were produced.

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5: A Brameld pearlware presentation jug dated 1809. Sold by Tennants for £320.

6: Two 19th century Yorkshire pottery loving cups, possibly Kilnhurst, one moulded with a frog inside and inscribed ‘C.L.’, the other inscribed ‘William Robuck, 1836’. Sold by Tennants for £130.

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7: A Burmantofts faience pottery vase decorated with Viking longboats, designed by Joseph Walmsley. Sold by Tennants for £200.

8: A tray decorated with water lilies designed by Christopher Dresser for Linthorpe Pottery. Sold

by Tennants for £320.

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Bijou Burmantofts

As the 19th century wore on, two newer potteries in the Yorkshire Ridings started attracting the attention of discerning buyers thanks to the quality of their innovative art pottery: the Burmantofts Pottery in Leeds and the Linthorpe Art Pottery in Middlesborough.

The Burmantofts factory initially manufactured bricks and pipes but by the 1880s had shifted its emphasis towards decorative architectural tiles and vibrantly coloured ‘Burmantofts Faience’ vases, jardinieres, stick stands, plaques and other Art-Nouveau-influenced domestic items including a particularly endearing series of spoon warmers modelled as grotesque frogs.

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The Linthorpe Art Pottery began operations in 1879. It was the result of a collaboration between John Harrison, proprietor of the Sun Brick Works, and influential Glaswegian designer Dr Christopher Dresser, a keen Orientalist and leading light of the ‘art for art’s sake’ Aesthetic movement. Dresser designed many hundreds of items for Linthorpe before he drifted away from the business in the early 1880s.

Beset by problems, the Linthorpe Art Pottery closed for good in 1890, but its output is highly prized today, both locally and worldwide. An excellent collection of Linthorpe ceramics can be seen in a dedicated gallery of Middlesborough’s Dorman Museum (dormanmuseum.co.uk).

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SUMMER MEADOW Hand signed limited edition print by Stacey Moore. staceymooreart.com

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BARN WITH A LEAN-TO Oil paintiing canvas on board by Lynn Ward. lynnwardartist.com

BARN OWL ORIGINAL Watercolour sketch of a barn owl by Vicki Davidson. vickidavidson.com

PENHILL OYSTER CATCHER Oil on board by Piers Brown. pyramidgallery.com

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SHEEP FAIR 25th and 26th September During the weekend from 10.00 am SHEEP SHOW • SHEEPDOG DEMONSTRATIONS • SHEEP RACING SPINNING & WEAVING DEMONSTRATIONS OLD TIME CHILDREN’S FAIR • WOOL EVENT – WOOL STALLS & DEMOS MORRIS DANCERS • HANDBELL RINGERS • TOURS AROUND T&R THEAKSTON AND BLACK SHEEP BREWERIES • HARVEST FLOWER FESTIVAL • BISHOP BLAIZE PROCESSION & BANDS • HANDSPUN WOOL COMPETITION Further details and entry forms are available from MRS SUSAN CUNLIFFE-LISTER, High House, Swinton, Ripon HG4 4JH Tel: 01765 688417 or susan@burtonagnes.com or at Broadley’s Insurance Office, Market Place, Masham ALL PROCEEDS GO TO YORKSHIRE CHARITIES

…is …is one one of of England’s England’s most recent most recent follies. follies.

The brainchild of Mr. C.R. Armstrong, C.M.G. OBE, it was originally built as a private folly but due to public demand was subsequently opened.

A unique labyrinth of tunnels, chambers, follies and surprises created in a four-acre garden in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. The temple of the underworld, the eye of the needle, a huge pyramid made of translucent glass, paths and passages that lead nowhere, extraordinary statues at every turn. There are decisions to make and tricks to avoid, a day out with a difference which will challenge and delight children of all ages.

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THE NORTHERN ANTIQUES FAIR .

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Held this autumn at our exciting new venue The Garden Rooms at Tennants Harmby Road, Leyburn North Yorkshire DL8 5SG Thursday to Saturday 11.00 - 18.00 Sunday 11.00 - 17.00

For updates please visit www.northernfair.com To request a complementary invitation for two please email: DL@northernfair.com

Organised by: THE NORTHERN ANTIQUE DEALERS FAIR LIMITED EMAIL: INFO@NORTHERNFAIR.COM TEL:+44 (0)1797 252030

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The Garden Rooms at Tennants, Leyburn, DL8 5SG

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Thursday 30 September to Saturday 2 October 11am to 6pm; Sunday 3 October 11am to 5pm The setting of the Garden Rooms at Tennants lends itself admirably to the stylish Northern Antiques Fair, which has moved from Harrogate where it has been held since 1951. The light and airy space will be transformed into a glittering arena hosting some 40 specialist exhibitors from all parts of the UK. The visitor-friendly venue has 600 on-site parking spaces and a popular café, bar and bistro. After a long absence the dealers are delighted to be interacting again with visitors, be they new acquaintances or old friends. With their huge wealth of knowledge they are more than happy to discuss the provenance, the patination or the rarity of a piece. The fair encompasses an eclectic range of antiques, including formal and country furniture, traditional and contemporary paintings and sculpture, early to modern glass, silver and jewellery, oriental rugs and carpets, ceramics and lighting, clocks and watches, Art Nouveau and Art Deco design objects and much more. Prices range from £100 to five-figure sums.

For a complimentary invitation for two please email DL@northernfair.com

KIPLIN HALL near Scorton, Richmond 01748 818178 kiplinhall.co.uk Open six days a week, closed Thursdays

Marchant Mondays

Mondays 2, 9, 16 and 23 August, 11am to 3pm Families can see history brought to life with outdoor performances from Story Craft Theatre, and take part in craft activities inspired by the Annie Marchant Collection and Kiplin’s beautiful gardens.

Included in standard admission (family ticket £32, valid for 12 months).

Macbeth – The HandleBards return to Kiplin Friday 6 August, 7pm to 9pm (doors open 6pm) Join The HandleBards all-female troupe at Kiplin Hall for a bicycle-powered, farcical production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Forget the tears and the tragedy – this is a frantic, delirious show like you’ve never seen before. This is an outdoor production, so please bring your own chair or blanket to sit on, a picnic to dig into, and dress for the weather! Snacks will be on sale before the show. Tickets £18 from handlebards.com/tickets/macbeth-kiplin-hall

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The Importance of Being Earnest

Sunday 29 August, 7pm to 9pm (doors open 6pm) From the creators of The HandleBards comes a fantastically wild(e) new production. Prepare to witness the impossible: the entirety of Oscar Wilde’s classic play of manners, affairs and handbags performed by just two rather dashing entertainers.

This is an outdoor production, so please bring your own chair or blanket to sit on, a picnic to dig into, and dress for the weather! Snacks will be on sale before the show. Tickets £18 from slapstickpicnic.com/ticketlistings/the-importance-ofbeing-earnest-kiplin-hall

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RHS GARDEN HARLOW CARR

Crag Lane, Harrogate HG3 1QB 01423 565418 rhs.org.uk/gardens/harlow-carr/whats-on

150 Years of Alice in Wonderland Families will be transported to Alice’s Wonderland at each of the five RHS gardens, including Harlow Carr, this summer. The world’s leading gardening charity is partnering with Macmillan Publishers to celebrate 150 years of the classic stories Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There. Reimagined for contemporary audiences by multi-award-winning illustrator Chris Riddell, Wonderland will be brought to life throughout the summer holidays.

Inspired by Alice’s spirit of curiosity and a host of quirky characters, families can view the gardens through the eyes of Alice, encountering topsy-turvy installations along the way. Children will be invited to sneak through the rabbit hole, peek through the door in the tree and transform themselves into a Queen (or King) of Hearts. There’s something for everyone as little ones discover this spellbinding tale for the first time and grown-ups indulge in nostalgic retellings of a story they grew up with.

A Mad Hatter’s Picnic will see families enjoying picnics at the height of summer, and a variety of inspiring workshops will encourage both adults and children to try out gardening tasks and a variety of creative activities.

Other events Two evening open-air theatre events will take place: Wind in the Willows on 14 August and The Three Musketeers on 18 August. Visit the website for details of timings and prices and to book tickets. On Saturdays in August there will be beekeeping demonstrations from 2pm, weather permitting, and on Sunday afternoons live music from 1pm to 4pm.

Full details are available on the website.

STACEY MOORE ART GALLERY 18 Market Place, Richmond, DL10 4PX 01748 824576 staceymoore.co.uk

‘Welcome to the Dales’

On display from 4 September Stacey has produced a special new drawing to celebrate welcoming everyone back to the Yorkshire Dales, capturing the rolling green hillsides, drystone walls and the faces of the iconic Swaledale sheep.

This is part of a new collection which will be on display in the Richmond gallery from 4 September.

Please join us then for our exclusive open day and be the first to view an exciting new range of original artwork.

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humble pie Cookery Kitchen Humble Pie Cookery Kitchen is based in the Market Town of Hawes in picturesque Wensleydale.

From simple picnics to dinner parties; scones to afternoon tea; an hour to full day; adult or child – we’ve got a course for you!

Always ring to see if we’ve last minute availability or a cancellation Check out our website on www.humblepieyorkshire.co.uk for courses, or see facebook.com/humblepiehawes Email info@humblepieyorkshire.co.uk or give us a call on 07434 603 590 Thank you,

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SWINTON PARK ESTATE

Masham, Ripon, HG4 4JH 01765 680900 swintonestate.com

Family Falconry & Barn Owl Workshop

Every Thursday from 5 August until 2 September, from 12 noon onwards Birds of Prey at the Swinton Estate offers fun falconry experiences for children and the whole family. During the school holidays we will be holding a barn owl workshop, where you can learn about the native barn owl and have one fly to your gloved hand (5yrs-plus). £10 per person, pre-bookings only, call 01765 680900 to book.

Forest Bathing

Thursday 9 September Join Faith Douglas of Forest Bathing UK for a woodland session of mindfulness surrounded by the serenity of the lakes and gardens in the Parkland at the Swinton Country Club & Spa. Soak up the benefits of the woodland setting in a mindful way, which can reduce stress levels, balance mood disorders and improve your sense of wellbeing. £20 per person. Please call 01765 680950 to book.

Yoga Spa Days

Tuesday 17 August and Wednesday 22 September Swinton Country Club & Spa is one of the leading spa destinations in the UK. Combine the benefits of a 90-minute yoga workshop with relaxation time in the luxury of the pools, saunas and steam rooms. This is followed by a wholesome and nutritious meal in The Terrace Restaurant & Bar. £79 per person. Please call 01765 680950 to book.

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Print a Meadow Workshop

Wednesday 28 July, half-hourly sessions from 1pm to 4.30pm This takes place at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes and is included in the admission price, but booking is essential. Artist Hester Cox will demonstrate how to create simple stamps of the flowers, grasses, insects and birds that you find in the beautiful hay meadows of the Yorkshire Dales. You can then print a card to take home as well as print onto a collaborative piece.

This fun activity is suitable for children and adults alike. Maximum 6 per session. Please email dcm@yorkshiredales.org.uk or call 01969 666210 to book your place.

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Jewellery, Watches & Silver Saturday, 24th July at 10am To include over 200 lots of silver and jewellery from a Deceased Estate in the Lake District Viewing: Thursday, 22nd July, 10am-4pm Friday, 23rd July, 10am-7pm Sale day, 9am-10am Catalogues £6 by post Bid live at www.elstobandelstob.co.uk

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HUMBLE PIE COOKERY KITCHEN Bear Cottage, Market Place, Hawes, DL8 3RD 07434 603590 humblepieyorkshire.co.uk

Vegetarian Fun Food

Tuesday 3 August, 10am to 4pm Delicious and imaginative vegetarian and vegan food to tempt the taste buds! £110 including all ingredients, lunch and food to take home.

Timeless Farmhouse Classics Thursday 5 August, 10am to 4pm

A full day of baking and cooking some beautiful farmhouse food. £110, including all ingredients, lunch and lots of delicious food to take home.

At the Humble Pie Cookery Kitchen we work in small groups, creating a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. The kitchen is domestic and familiar, the classes are interactive and involved and the food is delicious! Enjoy yourself, have some fun and go away with a real sense of achievement and food that you will replicate at home for years to come.

All ingredients are provided. Booking in advance is essential, either through the website or by telephone.

Basic Bread Making

Thursday 29 July, 10am to 4pm Come and have a day of relaxing breadmaking – all by hand, no machines – and learn techniques and tips on how to adapt recipes to make other foods. It will be a good work out too! Cost per place £110.

Summer School for Young People Mondays 2, 9 and 16 August, 2pm to 4pm

Some fun cooking, tackling some basics to stand you in good stead for the future. £15 per session.

MASHAM SHEEP FAIR

Let’s go on a Picnic

Friday 6 August, 9.30am to 1.30pm Who doesn’t love a picnic? Come and have a creative morning in the kitchen and then meet your partner/friend and go on a picnic with all the delights you have made. You will take away a beautifully packed picnic for two. We will make our own lemon cordial for refreshment but you may like to add a bottle of fizz if you’re celebrating! £65 including all ingredients and a full picnic packed and ready for you to enjoy with friends.

Wild about Wensleydale Thursday 12 August, 10am to 2pm

A morning of baking and cooking using some of Wensleydale’s finest products – a perfect course to appreciate what amazing foods we have on the doorstep. Perfect if you want a flavour of the Dales. £65 including all ingredients and delicious food to take home with you.

Market Square, Masham, Ripon HG4 4DZ 01262 490388 mashamsheepfair.com Saturday 25 and Sunday 26 September from 10am The famous Masham Sheep Fair weekend takes place in one of the finest market squares in England, raising much money for Yorkshire charities by filling the town with sheepy fun and entertainment all weekend.

Events include an action-packed programme on both Saturday and Sunday, with a sheep show, sheep racing, craft market, Bishop Blaize procession, fleece stalls, wool competition, sheepdog demonstrations, hand-bell ringers, Morris dancers, art exhibition and tours of Theakstons & Black Sheep Breweries, as well as the Old Time Children’s Fair.

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Yorkshire Hideaways is looking to expand its portfolio of holiday properties.

Our local team is dedicated to managing your property with the same care and attention you would. With a local and enthusiastic team based in Leyburn, Yorkshire Hideaways are well placed to make the process of sharing your holiday home easy and enjoyable.

With tailored services to suit your needs, you can be as involved as you like, knowing that you and your guests are well looked after.

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CAMP HILL ESTATE

Bedale, DL8 2LS

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The Yorkshire Pudding Festival Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 August

The world’s first ever Yorkshire Pudding Festival is back for its second year, this time at Camp Hill Estate! The Yorkshire Pudding Festival is a celebration of Yorkshire’s favourite dish, the Yorkshire Pudding. The weekend event will showcase just how diverse this humble ‘side’ dish actually is. There will be various food vendors, trade stalls and a bar throughout the weekend showcasing the best of what Yorkshire – and Yorkshire puddings – have to offer.

This year the festival is spread out over a whole weekend. There will be free parking and camping on site so you can stay involved with the action the whole weekend! Saturday night will showcase a mini music festival for those who want to camp out, with local buskers and musicians performing.The weekend will consist of food stalls from cuisines all over the world, incorporating Yorkshire Puddings into their dishes in some way. Expect classics, Asian fusion, sweet treats, vegan and gluten-free options and more! And with a kids’ entertainment area that will have lots of exciting Yorkshire-Puddingthemed things for kids to do, there’s something for everyone. To find out more and buy your tickets visit theyorkshirepuddingfestival.co.uk

Dubs in t’Dales VW Camper Festival

Friday 24 to Sunday 26 September Dubs in t’ Dales is a family-friendly, relaxed show with various fun activities taking place throughout Saturday and live music on both Friday and Saturday nights. There is also a cruise on Saturday evening, usually about two hours, taking in the local sites then stopping for a photo-op and a quick visit to a local pub. The ‘show and shine’ takes place on Sunday morning.

A percentage of proceeds goes to the Macmillan Cancer charity in loving memory of our dear friends Sarah Jane UnsworthForsyth and Darren Platt, who both sadly lost the battle to cancer, and to the Yorkshire Air Ambulance who have rescued a few of our friends. Although this event is hosted by the Camp Hill Estate and Camp Katur, please contact Dubs in t’ Dales for information and bookings. See dubsintdales.co.uk and our social media pages for updates.

THE GREEN HOWARDS MUSEUM Trinity Church Square, Richmond, DL10 4QN

01748 826561

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Stores Tour

Treasures in Store

Join a Stores Tour to lift the lid on rarely seen objects from our collection, usually concealed in our special stores. Tickets cost £10, bookable online, and include museum admission, entry to special exhibition Treasures in Store, and the Stores Tour. A maximum of six people per tour ensures a truly exclusive insight into life behind the scenes in the museum.

During the tour, which complements our current special exhibition, Curator Lynda Powell explains why some of our precious objects are kept under wraps, uncovers the challenges of storage, conservation and display, and reveals, for your eyes only, seldom seen items from our collection.

Our stores are a quiet, hidden world where objects sit, carefully cocooned, catalogued and concealed behind the scenes, waiting for their time to shine. From the spoils of war, plundered pieces and sentimental mementoes to regulation kit, official logs and intensely personal possessions, it’s all there. This special exhibition puts the spotlight on objects from our collection which have rarely been on display. It’s their time to step out of the shadows as we explore their stories and their journey into our care. We meet the dedicated collectors from the regiment’s past and wonder what, in our digital, throwaway age, might be the prize museum piece of the future.

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ELSTOB & ELSTOB AUCTIONEERS

Ripon Business Park, Ripon, HG4 1AJ

01765 699200

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Jewellery, Watches & Silver Auction 24 July from 10am (viewing from 22 July)

Elstob & Elstob’s Jewellery, Watches & Silver sale will include a wide-ranging selection of enticing lots.

Highlights include a Cartier Ballon Bleu wristwatch with integral bracelet strap. A sales invoice from Goldsmiths dated 2016 prices it at £5,040, so you would definitely be getting a bargain if you could pick it up for the auction estimate of £2,500 to £3,500.

Amongst the jewellery highlights are an exquisite pair of aquamarine and diamond clip earrings (estimate £1,800 to £2,000) and an unashamedly bold Bulgari Reva Collection ring set with round brilliant-cut diamonds (total estimated diamond carat weight 1 carat, estimate £1,000 to £1,500).

More unusual lots include an elaborate silver Edwardian wrestling champion’s belt, accompanied by a photograph of the winner, Louis Brooks, proudly wearing the belt in question (estimate £1,500 to £2,500).

For further information, or to sign up for auction updates and news, visit elstobandelstob.co.uk

Fine Art & Antiques Auction 21 August from 10am (consignment deadline 23 July; viewing from 19 August)

Items bound to fire the enthusiasm of collectors include an exceptionally large Whitefriars ‘Drunken Bricklayer’ vase in Kingfisher Blue (estimate £300 to £500), an early Moorcroft Lilac pattern vase (estimate £350 to £450) and a fascinating collection of 5th-8th century Coptic textile fragments (estimate £800 to £1,200).

A ‘Mouseman’ coffee table (£600 to £800) and an early ‘Mouseman’ bowl (£300 to £500) are bound to interest local collectors, and devotees of oriental art will be captivated by a vase made around 1900 by one of the Meiji era’s foremost ceramicists, Makuzu Kozan (auction estimate £400 to £600).

For further information, or to sign up for auction updates and news, visit elstobandelstob.co.uk

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Dreamtribe is a small business in the heart of rural Yorkshire specialising in artisan products such as handmade cushion covers, incense sticks, dhoop cones, elephant bags and accessories and a wide range of eco-products.

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Victoria Beckham smoky eye brick compact, cultbeauty.co.uk

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NORMAN F. BROWN CHARTERED SURVEYORS  ESTATE AGENTS  LETTINGS Selling and letting property since 1967

Modern detached family house in a small cul-de-sac. Ent. porch, hall, lounge/dining room, kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, cloakroom/wc, 5 double bedrooms, en-suite shower room/wc, family bathroom/ wc, study/bedroom 6, double garage, parking, rear garden, oil fired central heating, double glazing. No chain. EER C74.

An immaculate detached bungalow occupying a pleasant and quiet cul-de-sac location. Ent. hall, living room/kitchen/ dining room, lounge/bedroom 3, 2 double bedrooms, bathroom/wc, garage, driveway for 3 cars, front and rear gardens, gas fired central heating, upvc double glazing.

10 Year NHBC guarantee. EER B82.

17 Station Rise, Leyburn

59 Moor Road, Melsonby

£575,000 Richmond Office

£365,000 Leyburn Office

£265,000 Richmond Office

Olchon Lea, Aldbrough St John

14 Queens Rd, Richmond

01748 822473

6 Bridge Street, Bedale

01677 422282

A detached bungalow within this desirable and easily accessible village.

Ent. porch, hall, lounge/dining room, kitchen, 2 double bedrooms, shower room/wc, cloakroom/wc, double garage, driveway, front and rear gardens, lpg gas fired central heating, upvc double glazing, security alarm. EER 36.

25 Market Place, Leyburn

01969 622194

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On the market

Our regular round-up of beautiful properties for sale in Yorkshire.

LITTLE DANBY HALL, DANBY WISKE Small country estate set within 36 acres.

Guide Price: £1.5M - £1.75M Robin Jessop Ltd. 01969 622800 robinjessop.co.uk

RED HOUSE, HUNTON Traditional three bedroom farmhouse with range of buildings & 9 acres of land.

Guide Price OEIO £775,000 Robin Jessop Ltd. 01969 622800 robinjessop.co.uk

HILL RISE, LIVERTON

GREENACRES, ANGRAM

Three bedroom cottage with six acres of grassland and general purpose building.

Guide Price: £425,000 - £450,000 Robin Jessop Ltd. 01969 622800 robinjessop.co.uk

Three bedroom semi- detached house in a popular rural location.

Guide Price: OIEO £395,000 Robin Jessop Ltd. 01677 425950 robinjessop.co.uk

LYNDHURST, LEYBURN Detached three bedroom bungalow with open views.

Guide Price: OIEO £295,000 Robin Jessop Ltd. 01969 622800 robinjessop.co.uk

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7 LODGE LANE, BROMPTON Three bedroom detached house requiring modernisation.

Guide Price: £225,000 Robin Jessop Ltd. 01969 622800 robinjessop.co.uk

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MANOR HOUSE, PRESTON-UNDER-SCAR

2 GRASSGILL COTTAGE, WEST WITTON

Stunning Grade II listed property with landscaped gardens.

Guide Price: £595,000

Refurbished three bedroom character property with private courtyard.

Guide Price: £295,000

LITTLE FARTHINGS, WORTON

IVY COTTAGE, BAINBRIDGE

Detached two bedroom cottage with courtyard garden & parking.

Guide Price: £275,000

Spacious three bedroom cottage situated next to the River Bain.

Guide Price: £300,000

FIELDFARE BARN, CONSTABLE BURTON

WENDAL, ASKRIGG

Two bedroom barn conversion in a rural setting.

Guide Price: OIEO £350,000

Grade II listed character property with private garden.

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Guide Price: £385,000

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A.D. CALVERT

ARCHITECTURAL STONE SUPPLIES LIMITED ROBOTIC CARVING AND DIGITAL DESIGN • SPECIALIST DESIGN SERVICE • WALLING • BESPOKE ORNAMENTAL FEATURES LASER ETCHING • MOULDED WORK • DOMESTIC AND COMMERCIAL NEW BUILDS • FIREPLACES • FLOORING • LANDSCAPING RESTORATION • BLOCK STONE • GRANITE, MARBLE & LIMESTONE PRODUCTS • VOLUMIX CONCRETE • SPECIALIST PLANT & HAULAGE

Established in 1993 and based in the heart of Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. We are a professional stone manufacturing company and have extensive expertise in all stone masonry work including new build, repair, conservation and restoration. We supply and manufacture sandstone, limestone, granite and marble.

The company comprises an extensive modern stone-processing plant with state of the art equipment and a large workforce of master craftsmen ready to undertake any project. We have the facility to complete projects from first contact to delivery.

The Stoneyard • Wensley Road • Leyburn • North Yorkshire • DL8 5ED

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John Blenkiron & Sons Funeral Directors

Founded by John Blenkiron in 1967 and now managed by his twin sons James and John, we serve the communities of North Yorkshire and County Durham from our offices in Richmond and Barnard Castle. The brothers are supported by a team of ten loyal and dedicated staff including their sister Sarah and their niece Rebecca.

We are passionate about providing the highest levels of care to families and service to our community, maintaining the reputation we have helped to build up over more than 50 years.

Call us for immediate support, advice or to arrange a home visit.

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01748 850 033

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Northallerton

01969 625 048

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NORMAN F. BROWN CHARTERED SURVEYORS  ESTATE AGENTS  LETTINGS

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Selling and letting property since 1967

5 Chantry Garth, West Witton A detached stone faced bungalow within a small cul-de-sac setting. Ent. hall, lounge, sun room, kitchen/dining room, 2 bedrooms, bathroom/wc, garage, driveway, front and rear gardens, oil fired central heating, UPVC double glazing.

EER E53.

£260,000 Leyburn Office

3 Middlegate, Burtersett

A traditional terraced dales cottage quietly situated within upper Wensleydale close to Hawes. Lounge, kitchen/dining room, 2 bedrooms, shower room/wc, rear yard, outside store, oil fired central heating, upvc double glazing, communal village parking nearby, EER D55.

£165,000 Leyburn Office

14 Queens Rd, Richmond

01748 822473

6 Bridge Street, Bedale

01677 422282

Laburnum Cottage, Patrick Brompton

Spacious three bedroom cottage, well positioned for Bedale, Richmond and Leyburn. The property benefits from character features, a large garden and and frontage for off street parking.

Viewing is highly recommended.

£325,000 Bedale Office

25 Market Place, Leyburn

01969 622194

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FRANKLYN CARE HOMES DEDICATED TO QUALITY CARE We pride ourselves in creating a home from home, in a welcoming atmosphere.

Our Residents enjoy savouring our fabulous menu’s created from locally sourced produce, and can enjoy daily activities. All our homes have an excellent reputation in the local community.

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Catterick Garrison 01748 834444

Harrogate 01423 535700

Ilkley 01943 600653

Kirkby Stephen 01768 371291

Our managers are happy to chat and offer a virtual tour - Respite stays currently available.

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to dine for

Great places to eat and stay in the beautiful Yorkshire Dales Grantley Hall, Ripon

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THE SADDLE ROOM Coverdale

THE BLACK BULL Middleham

Grand honest food cooked to perfection, all locally sourced and freshly prepared. Situated on the Tupgill Park Estate near Middleham in the heart of the Dales, The Saddle Room also has nine bed and breakfast units, seven cottages and a wedding venue that will seat 120 people.

Now under new ownership, The Black Bull is a welcoming country inn with comfortable B&B rooms overlooking Middleham’s charming marketplace.

It offers a delicious selection of pub classics and a wide choice of wines and local cask ales.

thesaddleroom.co.uk 01969 640596

theblackbullinn.co.uk 01969 624792

THE BLACK SWAN

SWINTON ESTATE Masham

The Black Swan at Fearby, near Masham, is a 17th century inn offering a warm welcome, local beers and four-star rooms with fine views of the local moors. The menu and ever-changing specials board feature top quality homemade food based around fresh, seasonal local ingredients.

From the award-winning, fine dining experience in the grandeur of Samuel’s Restaurant to the more relaxed AA Rosette Terrace Bar and Restaurant, serving morning coffee, lunch, dinner and fabulous cocktails. Both restaurants showcase local and seasonal produce with much from the estate and four-acre walled garden.

blackswan-masham.co.uk 01765 689477

swintonestate.com 01765 680900

Fearby

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STONE HOUSE HOTEL

GRANTLEY HALL

This elegant country house hotel near Hawes now has a new look and an exciting new bar area. With 24 well-appointed guest bedrooms and an award-winning restaurant, it’s the perfect base for exploring the Yorkshire Dales. Open daily for light lunches and dinners. Menus change daily and include the freshest ingredients from the Dales and Yorkshire coast.

A world-class destination hotel for Yorkshire, Grantley Hall offers two stunning outdoor terraces to experience alfresco dining at its finest. Choose from the Norton Courtyard serving exquisite traditional British dishes made from the finest Yorkshire ingredients, or the EightyEight Terrace where you will enjoy a unique fusion of Far Eastern flavours and masterfully crafted innovative cocktails. The most wonderful outdoor dining experience awaits.

stonehousehotel.co.uk 01969 667571

grantleyhall.co.uk 01765 620070

THE SANDPIPER INN

TENNANTS GARDEN ROOMS

Sample award-winning chef Jonathan Harrison’s unique take on modern British cooking in The Sandpiper’s 40-seater restaurant or the cosy traditional bar serving local ales, fine wines and an extensive range of whiskies. There are two tasteful boutiquestyle en suite doubles for overnight guests.

The Garden Rooms Bistro offers exceptional food in a unique setting. The passionate kitchen brigade pride themselves on delivering beautifully crafted dishes using the best Yorkshire produce; each highly seasonal menu offers an affordable choice of classic and modern British food delivered with outstanding service.

sandpiperinn.co.uk 01969 622206

tennantsgardenrooms.com 01969 621146

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Leyburn

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Leyburn

Swinton Estate, Masham

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THE HEBRIDEAN BAR & GRILL

Camp Hill Estate, Kirklington

Vennell’s is entering its 17th year with a fabulous new look from ‘The Forge’ in Bedale. The food and service is unchanged, fresh, seasonal, award-winning cuisine by Jon and friendly service by Laura.

Chef Adrian Orford creates delicious menus based around fresh local ingredients, many from the Estate’s own farm and walled kitchen garden. Drinks include handpicked Yorkshire cask ales and carefully selected wines, spirits and soft drinks. Newly refurbished and open to both glamping guests and non-residents.

vennellsrestaurant.co.uk 01765 689000

camphill.co.uk 01677 988483

VENNELL’S RESTAURANT Masham

THE QUEEN’S HEAD THE WHITE BEAR

Fingall

The White Bear’s talented chefs use locally sourced ingredients to create delicious seasonal dishes, and there’s an extensive wine list to complement the menu. You can enjoy your meal in the charming dining room or the traditional bar, with open fires creating a cosy atmosphere throughout.

A superb four-star country inn with comfortable, modern accommodation, set in picturesque surroundings in a quiet village near Leyburn. The Queen’s Head restaurant and bar menus offer an extensive range of homemade cuisine, sourced from local ingredients and prepared to the highest of standards.

thewhitebearhotel.co.uk 01765 689319

queensfinghall.co.uk 01677 450259

Masham

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Wills, Probate & Family Trusts

Estate Planning

Lasting Powers of Attorney

Advising the Elderly

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FAMILY LAW CLINIC We also run a family law clinic once a

For help and legal advice call

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Bedale 01677 422422 Ripon 01765 601717 Thirsk 01845 522324 www.eccles-heddon.co.uk

Please telephone Jane Midgley at Bedale or Liz Kidd at Ripon to book a FREE 30-minute consultation.

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